Back Launching of the FRED project to support the implementation of the "Law on the Use of Languages"

Mr Slaviša Mladenović- Language Commissioner, Mr Arber Geci- Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Ms Isabelle Servoz-Gallucci- Head of Council of Europe Office in Pristina, Ms Sarah Keating- Head of Division for Co-operation and Capacity Building, Education Department of the Council of Europe, Mr Josef Huber -Project Coordinator, Division for Co- operation and Capacity Building of the Council of Europe

Mr Slaviša Mladenović- Language Commissioner, Mr Arber Geci- Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Ms Isabelle Servoz-Gallucci- Head of Council of Europe Office in Pristina, Ms Sarah Keating- Head of Division for Co-operation and Capacity Building, Education Department of the Council of Europe, Mr Josef Huber -Project Coordinator, Division for Co- operation and Capacity Building of the Council of Europe

On 26 September 2018, the Council of Europe has launched an education project on Fostering rapprochement through education for democracy and language learning (FRED).

The FRED project will work with up to 10 Kosovo* elementary and secondary schools to promote a positive image of local and regional plurilingualism and pluriculturalism as a basis for successful language learning and intercultural dialogue. It will focus on fostering rapprochement between different communities by creating opportunities for dialogue among individuals and communities while developing mutual confidence through education and language learning.

The project will last 24 months and is implemented by the Council of Europe and co-funded by Norway and the Council of Europe.

This initiative has the potential to combine grassroots initiatives within schools and community level with school-based projects, capacity building, school partnerships, public debates, and research for enhanced cultural and linguistic exchange. The project will be implemented in three phases:

Phase 1: Baseline study on linguistic and cultural representations of young people, opportunities for and obstacles to language learning and education for democracy 

Phase 2: Capacity building and awareness-raising through school-based projects and international school exchange

Phase 3: Public debates, analysis, policy recommendations and publication

Factsheets in three languages: ENG, ALB, SER.

All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Pristina 26 September 2018
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Fifty practitioners to enhance skills in provision of occupational therapy

Following the adoption of the Guidelines for Occupational Therapy (OT), as well as the Training of Trainers (ToT) on OT that took place in January 2024, three 2-day cascade training sessions were organised in the course of February and March 2024.  Fifty professionals, mainly from the Prison Health Department, along with representatives from the Correctional Services, Institute for Forensic Psychiatry, and the Special Institute for Persons with Mental and Physical Disabilities, were trained on this important form of therapy.

To complement the theoretical aspects and provide the trainees with practical knowledge, some of the sessions were conducted in the Dubrava Prison, in a section which houses prisoners with both mental and somatic problems. This on-site training allowed the participants to observe and understand the application of OT principles in a real-life setting, thus enhancing their learning experience by connecting theory and practice.

These cascade training sessions allowed the participants to further improve their skills in applying the OT Guidelines and tools in prisons and other closed institutions, a concept which was thus far not utilised in a structured manner. Furthermore, training healthcare and correctional professionals together helps them further strengthen the inter-institutional cooperation in the treatment and rehabilitation of some of the most vulnerable members of the society.

Each of these sessions were facilitated by two trainers who had participated in the ToT in January and were supervised and mentored by a Council of Europe consultant who has been involved in the process since the very beginning, thus further strengthening institutional capacity to provide training.

The activity was conducted under the auspices of the Council of Europe project “Improvement of the treatment of persons deprived of liberty”.

 

 

*All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions, or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United National Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

Istog/ Istok 26 March 2024
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